Thread For Boom Poles!!

Not that I have anything against eBay (I've bought a LOT of stuff from there), but I just wanted to point out that at that price there are a number of commercial products that you might want to consider, if nothing else you'll probably have a longer guaranteed warranty:








 
nice im pickin up one if them for sure
If it wasnt for the Connection on this One
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Id probally go for it....But looks like connecting it to a pole would be difficult...

Matbe ill go for the second one
 
Well done all you DIYv Boomers.

A shock mount with adjustable angle is assential !! the straiget angle that you get with out it is very bad usually it should be around 120 degrees but adjustable is best.
 
natdizzle, from the looks of it there is a thread on the bottom centre...

man it's like double price here in AU...
 
Ok I got the adapter from Shawn's source. I still ran into a problem since my shock mount that came with my Rode NTG-2 only had a 3/8" tap. I bought a brass cap drilled it out and used a bolt and now my paintpole boom is finished and working. Thanks Shawn.
 
danny said:
Well done all you DIYv Boomers.

A shock mount with adjustable angle is assential !! the straiget angle that you get with out it is very bad usually it should be around 120 degrees but adjustable is best.
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My design (not assembled yet), includes one of these painter's angle adapters so you can set it at any angle, the idea is you remove the bracket that holds the brush and mount the flat part on the other side directly to the side of your shock mount, there's even two holes for screws if you want, or you could just epoxy it, but I have to admit this isn't all that sexy, but this is the DIY forum!
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Let me start by saying I have absolutely no affiliation with this company at all whatsoever. Secondly, I am aware of this company because many folks into audience recording use their shock mounts because they are inexpensive, they work, and they can handle a wide variety of mic sizes.

Anyway, I was surpised to see that no one on these boards has ever posted about this boom pole option (I did a search of the whole site), so I thought I'd share because this seems like a great option for the DIY boompole crowd. Basically, Tensimount makes two kinds of "Boompole Kits" that are essentially just a mic shock mount kit that can be easily attached to a painters pole.

You can check it out here:
http://www.tensimount.com
 
Those are some great prices, greatly appreciate you adding this to the thread and to the board! I'm definitely going to look into the possibility of using this as I'm really no longer interested in using a dremel and hacksaw on a piece of 2" PVC tube and cutting and sanding the little notches to hold the rubber bands... for this price my time is worth it! ;-)
 
wow for 20 Bucks, Just ordered one of those Shock Mounts, Ya cant go wrong there....Looks no different then the freakin 200 dollar ones...

Nice post Tainted..!
 
Wow, that is Ghetto!
how do you manage to hold that thing up for any period of time,
but hey, if it works it works
 
Hey, Bringin this post back from the dead
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I got this Mic from them WOrks awesome, and i just ordered this package, Cables, shotgun mic, shock mount and a Boom Pole for only 199!! worth it to go with this package then spend all the tiem making one, this is an awesome package
 
Haha, not exactly. I've knitted it myself :p

It looks pretty ghetto, yes, but it was incredibly cheap and it works just fine.
 
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